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Famous people · Hayti
6 famous people were born in Hayti
Bob Stroger, the American blues singer and bass guitarist, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American screenwriter Wendell Mayes, third to William Moore. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. Born in 1918, Wendell Mayes is the first name on record, and William Moore, born in 1985, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Bob Stroger
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Wendell Mayes
Youngest
1985
William Moore
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Hayti
The three are covered in 5, 4 and 4 languages: Bob Stroger, Wendell Mayes and William Moore.
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#3Sports
William Moore
born 1985American football player from the United States
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Hayti’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
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What Hayti is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
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Another 3, 2 of them athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hayti and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- William Moore: CMJMEM, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lew Carpenter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Carpenter: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons